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Revised Statues - Chapter 29 Criminal Procedure
29-2027: Verdict in trials for murder; conviction by confession; procedure to determine degree of crime.
In all trials for murder the jury before whom such trial is had, if they find the prisoner guilty thereof, shall ascertain in their verdict whether it be murder in the first or second degree, or manslaughter; and if such person be convicted by confession in open court, the court shall proceed by examination of witnesses in open court, to determine the degree of the crime, and shall pronounce sentence accordingly.
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